Bits of quantum

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03.11.2022 by Valentin John

A Eurocrat’s guide to quantum computing

A Eurocrat’s guide to quantum computing by Valentin John Are you a Europhile or have you ever struggled to explain quantum computing to one? If so, then this guide has got you covered. We take the classical nation state and the European Union (EU) as an analogy to understand the concepts of ‘conventional’ classical ...

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08.03.2022 by QuTech Blog Editors

"I didn’t know that we allowed whores in the lab"

I didn’t know that we allowed whores in the lab And more examples of ...

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24.12.2021 Blog Editors

What type of QuTech qubit are you?

Which QuTech qubit type are you? by QuTech blog editors For those who have ...

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09.12.2021 by Sayr Motz

How to Support Your Trans Colleagues

How to Support Your Trans Colleagues by Sayr Motz Hello, my name is Sayr ...

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25.11.2021 by Aletta Meinsma

Goodbye to ‘quantum supremacy’?

Goodbye to ‘quantum supremacy’? by Aletta Meinsma On October, 2019, the news got picked up widely: “Google Claims a Quantum Breakthrough That Could Change Computing” headlined The New York ...

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11.11.2021 by David van Driel

Van Keramiek tot Quantum/From Ceramics to Quantum Mechanics

by David van Driel Diagram taken from: H. A. Kramers and Helge Holst, The Atom and the Bohr Theory of its Structure (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926) Tile ...

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15.07.2021 by Pablo Cova Fariña

Analog quantum simulations with blue, big-eyed quantum dots

by Pablo Cova Fariña The world of quantum mechanics is quite a bizarre one. Take a bunch of particles, let them interact for a while and soon your computer ...

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25.02.2021 by Sophie Hermans

Ready, set, measure!

by Sophie Hermans After two and a half years of preparations, it is finally time. We are ready, the quantum bits are ready; we will be entangling three quantum ...

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28.01.2021 by Jelmer Boter

Looking back at a PhD

by Jelmer Boter Looking back at a PhD The year 2021 just started. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, but for me personally there also are two ...

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24.12.2020 by QuTech Blog Editors

Merry Christmas 2020!

‘Tis the time of Christmas again! Needless for us to say, this Christmas is an extra special one, just as the rest of this year. While for many of ...

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27.11.2020 by Wojciech Kozlowski

From research to industry and back again

by Wojciech Kozlowski When I completed my PhD back in 2016 and started my new job as a software engineer in London I was not planning on ever going ...

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25.09.2020 by Johannes Borregaard

Some thoughts on the tower of Babel

by Johannes Borregaard I am not particularly schooled in religious scripture of any kind. Nonetheless, one story that I vaguely remember having come across during my school years is ...